April 18, 2009
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The Long Beach State men's and women's golf teams
travel to San Luis Obispo for the Big West Conference Championships on April
20-21. The three-round tournament will take place at the San Luis Obispo Country
Club as 36-holes is scheduled for Monday and the final 18 on Tuesday. The course
layout is a par-72, 6,769 yards for the men's competition and 6,168 for
the women's course.
Ranked at No. 48 in the latest Golfweek/Sagarin ratings, the 49er women are
seeded second and will be looking to claim their first Big West Championship
as UC Irvine has won the last four championships. Last year, the 49ers finished
in fifth place with a 942 as sophomore Reina Rogers led The Beach as she finished
in sixth, followed by junior Brenda Chhuor tied for ninth. Sophomore Lindsey
McAtee finished in 28th.
LBSU ranked in the top-50 throughout the year, ended the regular-season on a
high-note by claiming the Anteater Invitational two weeks ago as the 49ers won
by 12-strokes over second place UC Davis and 28-strokes over tournament host
and No. 24 UC Irvine. Senior All-American Kay Hoey and freshman Lee Lopez tied
for third as both players finished just four shots behind first place.
"The team is going through final preparations for the Big West Championship
where we hope to back up our last tournament win and bring home the conference
championship trophy," said head women's coach Sue Ewart. "The weather
should be good, the golf course neutral for the top three teams, and a shootout
should be expected!"
The 49er men seeded sixth, will be looking to claim their first Big West Championship
since 2004, when LBSU won on a playoff hole with UC Riverside. Last year, the
49ers finished in eighth place with a 908. Junior Michael Drake finished second
for LBSU as he tied for 26th, followed by sophomore Ricky Montanez as he tied
for 29th.
LBSU is coming off a ninth place finish as they last played at the 63rd annual
Western Intercollegiate last month as the 49ers shot a 909. Drake led The Beach
for the third consecutive tournament as he tied for 29th with a 225, followed
by freshman Kevin Roy and junior Steve Gibson as both tied for 37th with a 227.
Opening round play begins on Monday at 7:10 a.m. Live action of the Big West
Championships can be followed on www.golfstat.com.
2009 BIG WEST CONFERENCE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS
Women's Seeds
1. UC Irvine
2. LONG BEACH STATE
3. UC Davis
4. UC Riverside
5. Cal Poly
6. Cal State Northridge
Men's Seeds
1. UC Davis
2. UC Irvine
3. Pacific
4. Cal State Northridge
5. UC Santa Barbara
6. LONG BEACH STATE
7. Cal Poly
8. UC Riverside
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